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This episode was great, it showed character development between ash and pikachu and it shows how much ash cares about his little electric buddy. Ash becomes a great trainer after this episode and pikachu becomes his best friend. T

This was the first episode of Pokemon I've ever watched. I first saw it back 10 years ago. Back then, I was new to Pokemon, but I soon learned what goes on in it. Anyway, I liked this episode. My favorite part is the attack of team rocket. I did enjoyed Koffing and Ekans in this episode and later on. My favorite parts is when the Pikachus/Pikachu electrocuted Team Rocket (The scenes were funny). I used to believe that Pikachu can only attack then they touch an electrical device, though.

I recently going through the Kanto series and I think it's funny how in this one Jessie said Pikachu would be a waste of their time and now here we are 10 yrs later and they ae still trying to snag it...

I'm really glad that Misty & Ash met. Misty, IMO, is such a great character & no matter what people say, she played a great role in the Anime & will always be missed. But anyways, I actually almost took Team Rocket for powerful when I first watched this episode. Haha. The Pikachu at the end in this epi were so cute <3 I loved seeing so many.

Watching this episode again after almost 13 years of character development, it's amazing to see how much has changed. It's so weird to see Musashi and Kojirou as something resembling a legitimate threat. I'm glad they got developed into deeper characters; this early on in the series, they're just generic villains without much personality.

At least Nyasu is recognizable as comic relief right off the bat, though he's still got some kinks to work out. I don't recall him saying "neko ni koban" much outside of this episode (he says it twice here) - seems like they were setting it up to become a catchphrase of his, but it just kind of petered out. I know it resurfaces in the "It's a White Tomorrow! Rocket-dan" CD drama, though, so maybe it was a runner for him in the first year and I just don't remember it 'cause I haven't watched these episodes since 2005...I dunno, I'm rambling.

Anyway, Musashi-tachi really make this episode memorable for me. All these years later and they're still my favorite characters on the show. Even if their personalities aren't perfected yet at this point, at least their voices are. Hayashibara Megumi, Shin'ichirou Miki, and Inuyama Inuko completely make these characters their own right from the beginning. I can't imagine these characters with any voices other than the ones they've got.

I loved it, so much action in just the second episode of the series. I loved how Officer Jenny just drove into the PC. I also liked that Team Rocket was still a threat in this episode. Now they're fools

I wonder, had the writers intended on keeping them scary? Or did they know that Team Rocket would gradually change from being scary villians, to losers per se?

Either way, it was Team Rocket at it's finest.

That's really hard to say! I think that in the beginning they were intended to be scary. Especially in the first ten or so episodes. They caused a lot of harm, but eventually they became the slap-stick comedy that we know of today.

1)Oak should have believed to Ash that he saw an Ho-oh, although Ash was in his first days.
2)Misty should've used other pokemon VS Ekans. Goldeen without water?
3)I loved how lots of Piachus electrified Team rocket, that was amazing as a first time.
4)It's strange how Joy's computer has survived after the explosion.

It's a good episode with quite bit of action as well. TR was definitely more of a threat now then they are later, they even sound more evil.
I too wonder why Meowth didn't continue saying "Don't forget I am the top Cat" or whatever because it seemed like it was going to be a catchphrase of his. However TR no matter what episode will never amount to the kind of threat Hunter J was.

I wonder if Misty was actually being stupid sending out Goldeen (Which is probably why we never saw it, wasn't close enough to water for battles) or if it was a mistake because of what was going out and she was grabbing anything she could find.

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I agree, Team Rocket were great. Like, as I watch these episodes again, I'm already finding Team Rocket even more pointless and pointless. They started out evil, but as the episodes go by, they become a bigger and bigger joke. It's hard to believe that this is the same Team Rocket that are in the newer episodes.

Another great episode to solidify Ash and Pikachu's friendship, along with a new traveling companion (Misty), and foes (the Rockets, who were far more serious back then)

Misty, however, was useless (. Granted I don't think it was hers / she didn't know what it was. That it was a random pull like Ash with Rattata)
Kinda surprised Ash was never forced to somehow pay off the damage (the bike is expensive enough), but he is stuck with a girl now who refuses to let go. And then suddenly, Caterpie.
10/10 Excellent.